Skill
Software Engineering
Software Development and Engineering Practices
Software Engineering is the discipline of applying systematic, engineering principles to the design, development, testing, and maintenance of software systems. It encompasses practices like requirements analysis, architecture design, coding standards, testing, and lifecycle management to build reliable, scalable, and maintainable software. Software engineers work across industries building everything from mobile apps to large-scale distributed systems.
Software Engineering in the job market
Last checked September 12, 2026
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Open roles requiring Software Engineering (8)
Product Manager - BioNeMo Inference
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $148,000 – $224,250
This role combines product management with deep technical expertise to shape NVIDIA's BioNeMo inference platform, which powers AI-driven drug discovery and biology research. It's suited to someone with a strong background in software engineering or machine learning who wants to transition into product leadership while staying hands-on with cutting-edge AI technology.
Listed on NVIDIA’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, New Grad - Intel, US Government
Palantir
Full-time · Washington, DC · $135,000 – $145,000
Palantir seeks new graduate software engineers to deploy directly with government and enterprise customers, solving complex data problems through end-to-end ownership of technical projects. This role suits problem-solvers who want hands-on impact working across architecture, data systems, and customer strategy from day one.
Listed on Palantir’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Principal Engineer
Motional
Remote U.S. · $240,000 – $330,000
This role leads the machine learning team responsible for motion planning and behavior prediction on autonomous vehicles, working on models that help self-driving cars navigate traffic safely and predict other road users' actions. It suits experienced ML engineers and technical leaders with a background in autonomous systems who want to shape critical safety-focused technology.
Listed on Motional’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Staff Software Engineer, Autonomy Behaviors (R4588)
Shield AI
Washington, DC · $195,200 – $292,800
Shield AI seeks a senior software engineer to develop autonomous behaviors for unmanned vehicles and defense systems. This role suits experienced engineers who want to tackle complex autonomy challenges across multiple platforms in a mission-critical defense technology context.
Listed on Shield AI’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Research Engineer, Universes
Menlo Ventures Portfolio
Full-time · New York, NY · $500,000 – $850,000 · Remote
This role involves building training environments and evaluations for AI agents that can handle complex, long-horizon tasks in realistic settings. You'll blend research and engineering work, contributing to both novel approaches and research direction in reinforcement learning and safe AI development.
Listed on Menlo Ventures Portfolio’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Senior Research Scientist, Model Evaluation
Cohere
Full-time · Toronto, San Francisco, Canada, Seattle, London, United States, New York · CA$250,000 – CA$535,000 · Remote
This role focuses on designing and building evaluation methods to measure large language model capabilities and progress. It suits researchers and engineers who want to develop benchmarks and tools that advance how we assess AI systems, working across teams to translate insights into rigorous, scalable evaluation infrastructure.
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Research Engineer, Cybersecurity RL (Reinforcement Learning)
Menlo Ventures Portfolio
Full-time · New York, NY · $300,000 – $405,000
This role combines reinforcement learning research with hands-on engineering to improve AI security capabilities, specifically in secure coding and vulnerability remediation. It suits experienced security professionals curious about AI, machine learning practitioners with cybersecurity knowledge, or researchers who want to bridge both domains.
Listed on Menlo Ventures Portfolio’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Principal Engineer, Team Lead - Behaviors
Motional
Boston, MA · $240,000 – $330,000 · Remote
A leadership role on the machine learning team building behavior prediction systems for autonomous vehicles. This suits experienced ML engineers and technical leaders ready to manage a team while developing production models for self-driving cars.
Listed on Motional’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Asked for alongside Software Engineering
Measured from the 8 open roles that name Software Engineering — not from a curated list.
- Machine Learning5 roles62.5%
- Python4 roles50.0%
- Reinforcement Learning4 roles50.0%
- Deep Learning3 roles37.5%
Roles that use Software Engineering
Employers hiring for Software Engineering
6 in total, most open roles first.
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